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Capitalization Rules for Titles

Learn the rules for capitalizing titles of professional, military, literary works, newspapers, and magazines in this informative lesson. Understand when to capitalize titles and how to apply the rules correctly.

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Capitalization Rules for Titles

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  1. Mini-Lesson #23 Capitalization of Titles: Professional, Military, Literary Works, Newspapers, and Magazines From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series

  2. Capitalize titles when they precede or follow proper names; do not capitalize titles when they follow proper names or are used without them. Examples: Professor Miller, Doctor Covington, Al Green, Attorney at Law Dr. Evans, a professor of English; a medical doctor, a trial lawyer

  3. Capitalize military titles and ranks which accompany names – these are usually abbreviated. Do not capitalize titles that substitute for a name. Examples: Gen. John J. Pershing, Army Sgt. Maj. Robert Clark A sergeant major said the general would review the troops.

  4. Capitalize the first word and all the major words of a literary title; do not capitalize articles, prepositions, and conjunctions with fewer than five letters in a title. Examples: The Sound and the Fury Mad About You

  5. Capitalize newspaper and magazine titles; do not capitalize the word “the” in newspaper and magazine titles. Examples: the Pensacola News Journal the Chicago Tribune the New Yorker

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